Top 10 JRPGs of All Time

[@aexls7719]

I love how almost half of the jrpgs are from square enix. The master in making jrpg

[@xaby996]

Not anymore tho lol

[@samfisher3575]

Not in the past 10 years though

[@gerarquiaFM]

@@samfisher3575 Dragon Quest 11 was a masterpiece

[@romanista9776]

@@gerarquiaFM yup

[@danielbourne4033]

Sam Fisher what about Bravely Default and it’s sequel? Both were amazing.

[@johnreniel]

*open the video *skips to the end Chrono trigger *closes the video

[@Link_triforce3]

Same asf 😂😂

[@MMEmblem]

Same

[@soupgirl1864]

Eh, I would have been okay with FFVI in the top spot

[@thomasjackson2496]

About the only thing this dude got right

[@soupgirl1864]

@Subscribe To Me For Good Luck I said final fantasy 6

[@melahill4257]

Chrono Trigger needs a PS4 release.

[@andrewjenkins7755]

JamesEarl Rustles Sequel done right...? oh you Chrono Cross hating Philistines.

[@Arcadeus-00]

Dio better be the new villian for Chrono Trigger.

[@psQii]

Duuuude!. If that happens i'm gonna cry and shit my pants Just like i did when they announced FF VII :'v

[@edg5973]

If it does, it better have faster loading times than the PS1 version.

[@melahill4257]

Dat-Dude-Is-An-Arcade-Syk0 By any chance, are you 'Dat-Dude-Is-Otaku-Syk0' from Anime/Video Game Amino?

[@viper22jc]

xenogears was so incredible, that it got released twice. No joke, I bought the game when it first came out and the boom they released it again way later. One of the Best RPGs I have ever played.

[@Stauf1515]

As much as I love the original kingdom hearts, the only reason you should ever rank that as the best game in the series, is if you have never played Kingdom Hearts 2

[@Livingtree32]

Hmm, to me they're very close, with the first one being slightly better. I just liked the worlds and the overall atmosphere more in the first one.

[@mrpopo899]

kh1 Is just custscene searching in my opinion, kh2 is way better

[@matabishippuden6965]

I'm playing kh1 rn and I'm telling you. I enjoyed the game so far BUT that powerful heartless gauntlet after the chernabog fight is the worst design choice ever made

[@xKayNee]

2 has better gameplay and is the more popular choice, though I prefer 1 for the story and worlds, something about them just gives a more lively feel. 2 definitely has a lot of stuff to love as well though, both great games.

[@thewizardsnow]

I have played every Kingdom Hearts game in the franchise except the Aqua 2.5 Episode/Final Mix games. That being said I know the content that is in the final mix games. Confidently IMO Kingdom Hearts 1 is still the hands down best game in the series, KH2 Final Mix only beats it due to having the Data Org battles, and slight extra content. Vanilla KH1 is seriously underrated though--As many in this thread have said it has a great atmosphere and kickass gameplay with actual challenge.

[@JaidynReiman]

Wish Tales, Golden Sun, and Lufia II would've at least gotten honorable mentions...

[@spooj95]

Agreed

[@nkcrothers1789]

Ya tales games are really underrated

[@flashorb2707]

Neil Crothers I know. I bet if more people played it. Then the tales game would be up there with games like pokemon or tf2 or games like those.

[@nightmagister]

JaidynReiman I doubt Mojo even know Tales exist.

[@heinrohenderson7609]

TALES OF ETERNIA WAS AWESOME

[@Fernando-gz1nu]

Chrono trigger needs a rerelease on the Switch or PS4

[@thegaminganimationstudio7976]

Why not both?

[@Fernando-gz1nu]

@@thegaminganimationstudio7976 you have a good point

[@thegaminganimationstudio7976]

true , although if it came out on both , which one would I buy? , the ps4 version for graphics and the switch version for portability , gonna go with the switch if that ever happened.

[@soupxasy4323]

if you have homebrew installed you can use a snes emulator

[@lordBritish1]

Crono trigger could be released for the switch only and not PS4 because PS4 was made by Sony and Crono Trigger was made by Nintendo

[@carloatienza280]

Chrono Trigger is a masterpiece, no argument there. However the top spot for me, would have to be Star Ocean The Second Story. The amount of different things possible in that game, the story, the crafting (during a time when crafting wasn't really a thing), the fact that it was action rpg during battles(which also had a 2-player function), the stealing system and let's not forget the 80 different possible endings!

[@samdeaconart3772]

Star Ocean II was amazing for its time and its dumbfounding what a bad job they made of the follow ups in the series. It was before I even had the Internet at home so no spoilers or guides how to do it

[@MoonlightXYZ]

Chrono Trigger being at number 1 is no surprise, its the greatest game of all time

[@exoz6771]

ACACE10 i agree friend they even have a remake on nds and android

[@WooHooDooHoo]

Ijat Munir they should make a 3d version on the 3ds

[@wilbreedlove9758]

Agreed

[@bigboxgg6158]

ACACE10 Chrono Trigger number is a huge surprise when Final Fantasy exists and is the only reason Chrono Trigger exists. Also, Chrono Trigger sucks.

[@wilbreedlove9758]

BigBox GG *gets out sniper rifle* target in range.

[@NashMuhandes]

Chrono Trigger is the best SNES RPG ever made, hands down.

[@andrewlebus4850]

+Nash Muhandes Of course it is Fuck undertale ...

[@DededeFan217]

+Killin' Weebs Wow

[@barrywallace4985]

+Nash Muhandes Chrono Trigger is shit full stop. The most grossly overrated piece of shit game of all time followed closely by FF6.

[@AbcDefg-tq3ju]

NOEW UNDRTAIL BEatR BECZ SAD AND GUD STaoarY Y BAd IDIUT DOoD ThinG 111!1!111

[@andrewlebus4850]

K

[@Billybo10K]

Wow, me and WatchMojo can actually agree on something. I actually support all the games on this list spot-on. I was expecting Pkmn Red and Blue, which was the "typical" choice for 3rd, but I was so damned happy Crystal got it! Ironically I made my own video of this a few weeks back, and look what made number one here and there, haha!

[@DryBones271]

***** the only problem crystal had was the idiotic disinclusion of Mareep.... why?

[@christophergarner975]

You and wacthmojo finally agree on something? That'll be true if wacthmojo actually choose the listed content for they're videos and not the fans who visit they're website...... :P

[@ZunaZurugi]

Billybo10000 You even agree with Kingdom Hearts :S

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Wow just when Watchmojo could have not sunk lower

[@Billybo10K]

TsunaTsurugi I meant more with the top 3. I kinda hate KH.

[@user-cj3rm4rn7s]

Anything with the hand of Akira Toriyama on it it's pure gold.

[@chesspunk489]

dragonball super is far from pure gold.

[@user-cj3rm4rn7s]

@@chesspunk489 the manga is pretty acceptable.

[@BrianHallmond]

SUIKODEN 2 IS THE BEST! So glad you mentioned this game. It's a masterpiece.

[@billyensley8733]

ozboybrian should have been in the top 3

[@asaplee]

I agree is the best RPG I have ever played. I still can't find RPG to knock it off my number 1

[@asaplee]

I have looked for another game to replace it I can't. I played that game when I was kid in early 2000s. That's how great that game is.

[@billyensley8733]

Yea only liked the 1st 2 tho i wasnt a fan of the 3d ones it looks so good with the pixal art

[@CrimsonWolf69]

MF Doctor Doom The way I feel about Chrono Trigger and Suikoden 2; I also get that feeling from The Witcher 3. I strongly recommend if you haven't already. And if you haven't; play the whole trilogy, not just the 3rd(though the 3rd is by farrrrrrrrr the best).

[@SuperRodimusPrime]

I'm so happy Xenogears made the list. It was the game that got me in to JRPGs. It's story is so deep and it's a shame it didn't get a lot of exposure back in the day.

[@formacioninsusalud6912]

SuperRodimusPrime I am really surprised and glad too, the game has faults as a videogame, but as a story is groundbreaking.

[@PredatorCharlie]

SuperRodimusPrime Increed, a great game, but too long IMO. I remember a bit just written story ssssssssssssssooooooo LLOONNGG, took me like 1 hour to read it all and the game gave a break in that big story part, able to go save and continue reading the story before going back fighting. That was over the top for its story!

[@DodgeThisBam]

SuperRodimusPrime Sucks how rushed the last half of that game is though.

[@SuperRodimusPrime]

DodgeThisBam Yeah. Given the scope of the story, I don't think they had much of a choice if they wanted it all to be contained within the one title.

[@DodgeThisBam]

SuperRodimusPrime That's a cop out mate, they straight up didn't finish the game. At least we got closure.

[@Muz__27]

Thank you for the Xenogears love which is usually left off most lists. One of my favorites of all time and most wished for remake of all time.

[@robmalcolm8042]

I played it up till the last dungeon with characters in the late 80s and left it alone that last dungeon was the last straw for the maze puzzles of the last couple areas I couldn’t take it anymore

[@abelcarrion7256]

I saw Top 1 Chrono Trigger, automatically clicked "like" in this video. A true masterpiece.

[@thedeepfriar745]

Personally I think CHRONO Trigger is better than Final Fantasy 7, though I know I’m in the minority with this but FF7 is overrated. They should’ve remade CHRONO Trigger instead

[@JoeyM10]

@@thedeepfriar745 I don’t think you’re in the minority. I would guess that any fan of JRPG’s put CT above FFVII, and we still love FFVII all the same!

[@JoeyM10]

Any list that doesn’t contain CT is not sincere or genuine.

[@robmalcolm8042]

@@JoeyM10 same for xenogears. I was skeptical about that game until I played it and realized it's better than ff7 before that ff7 was pretty up there for me

[@celem12]

@@thedeepfriar745 as much as i'd like.... I don't want them to touch CT and destroy it's memory like most companies are doing with remakes. If you wanna play it just get an emulator or it's on PSN also.

[@HitomiNoRyu]

...They need to make a Top 10 more JRPGs. Too many games were missed...

[@hemangchauhan2864]

HitomiNoRyu I agree WatchMojo.com

[@GotMilk-xf3ds]

Hemang Chauhan They did not put Bravely Default on the list nor as an honorable mention.

[@reyntime5697]

I mean, they had xenoblade in the thumbnail, and didn't even include it in the list

[@RyanzkieBlue]

HitomiNoRyu true

[@BananaKiller15]

HitomiNoRyu Not sure if you or anyone remembers this one, but Wild Arms was a great JRPG. The story had me going non-stop and the combat was amazing. Plus the score was epic!

[@Nitrokaskade]

What about Cory in the house tactics. One of the best licensed jrpg's of all time.

[@amo1704]

Sadly, it's one of the more overlooked videogames.. same could be said about the anime.

[@chrismccole9778]

They said they were not including tactical strategy games, pay attention.

[@damoni6197]

and sadly there is already a cory in the house game for ds

[@nickprado7952]

Definitely deserved an honorable mention for the OST alone..

[@Yoyoyoyo-vc8ib]

Chris Holzmair stop with the joke

[@mercurybby]

The Mother series is fucking beautiful. ❤ It's my favorite video game series. While it's sad to see EarthBound ranked #8 on the list, it's nice to see it mentioned in the video.

[@catpip_]

jadepot23 Yeah there’s just too many different opinions floating around and not enough people playing Earthbound

[@varyndirgaming664]

You can buy it on Google store.

[@ericandre5060]

My favorite rpg of all time

[@jameal4100]

What about mother 3

[@samdeacon7910]

never understood why other game devs couldnt show similar imagination and thinking-outside-the-box, Earthbound isnt my 'favourite ever game', but nothing has been done like it before or since

[@SmashJT]

1:00 stats MAXED at first boss lol.

[@Tee2020tavares]

Agree 100% Crono Trigger is the best.We need a remake please.

[@jiraiyahermit4999]

Agreed. I stopped though... I got stuck.

[@jaydens3021]

Jiraiya Hermit where did you get stuck?

[@jiraiyahermit4999]

+Jayden S The part where there was... Remember that weird other-dimension world (forgot whats called)? But apparently, the first time got there, Crono and crew instantly made some sort of scene (forgot that too) and now -- they forced me to stay away from that place and dimension with this weird crystal (again, I forgot about it)... Now, my auest is to find a way TO GET BACK to that place... By force.

[@lightdx7008]

Totally agree. Can't trust Square-enix for this, thought they do decent games when they are not FF, still decent and masterpieces as chrono triger is are too far from each other.

[@djinnification]

no! no need! it was, is and always will be perfect!

[@magmablock]

Where the hell is Skies of Arcadia?

[@kinorai]

Everybody is always snobbing Sega titles.... Final Fantasy is so great!!! ... Yeah... Well did you ever try Phantasy Star? No? Then shut up

[@nightmagister]

magmablock Mojo doesn't know shit about DreamCast or GameCube, which is a real shame.

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Final Fantasy sucks always will suck

[@kinorai]

Deadpool you sir deserved +100 from me!!

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Why thank you very much 😉

[@blinkonceonsunday1325]

I think I would put Xenosaga on this list somewhere. It's heavily story-driven and the voice acting and real-time rendered cutscenes were quite impressive for its time.

[@alexdorne9827]

Dragon quest VIII has one of the best game soundtracks ever

[@spaceydragonmanga686]

Persona: hold my beer

[@zensoredparagonbytes3985]

Nier Automata enters the chat

[@tytucker9513]

It's the greatest game of all time

[@urekmazino6800]

@@spaceydragonmanga686 sorry dragon quest soundtrack shits all over persona. Dragon quest made persona man lol.

[@sexbombombtheiv]

@@urekmazino6800 Dragon Quest made Persona? I don't think Dragon Quest has any relations to Persona. Didn't SMT and Jojo's Bizzare Adventure make Persona? And what Dragon Quest/Persona soundtrack are you even talking about?

[@Wiconder]

Suikoden II, Persona 4 and Chrono Trigger are my faves off this list!

[@aboostedcat9436]

Wiconderoga Same here.

[@okydokeybro]

Wiconderoga personally, i love Suikoden V, one of the best games i ever beta tested

[@HinatoNagasaki]

Wiconderoga I guess, Persona 3 have a better story than Persona 4, but i like more P4.

[@jnmaniac1393]

And all 3 you can get on PS Vita. One of the many reasons why that system is awesome is all of the amazing JRPGs.

[@robertcastro144]

I have ff 1- x/x2 on vita, bof4, suikoden, xenogears, legend of dragoon, fft,.....just to name a few like 30 rpgs or so

[@PsyykkisJoona]

Why is earthbound so low at the list!?

[@jamiehoward6505]

Psycho Joona tbh it shouldn't be on the list at all. But i know it's their list

[@catpip_]

James Howard I can tell you haven’t played Earthbound.

[@SkylarArwood]

Earthbound is a classic

[@frozenaorta]

Because there are a TON of great RPGs out there?

[@recountmyheals7314]

It was ok. I wouldn't put it on the list either.

[@JohnSmith-dy4do]

where is tales of symphonia

[@sergiocarrasco1450]

Tales of Symphonia is a good JRPG, but Paper Mario and Skies of arcadia legends are better.

[@andrewjenkins7755]

sergio carrasco As someone well versed in the Tales of series and JRPGs in general I still consider Symphonia to be legendary.

[@sergiocarrasco1450]

Andy Jenkins ToS has its own merits. That game revitalized the tales series, and was one of the best rpgs for the GC (well....GC had few rpgs). Those are the main reasons of why many people love that game

[@icheatinexam5606]

Andy Jenkins the game lore has many similarities from ff 10...I think that's why it's not in the list

[@GrimRize]

Symphonia was fantastic, easily as good as any other.

[@pelgervampireduck]

for me the best are, in no particular order: final fantasy 7, 8 and 10, xenogears, chrono trigger, persona 3 and 4.

[@InternetFunnyMan17483]

Good for you

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

No earthbound dang

[@yannispirou101]

Final Fantasy 7 & 10, Chrono Trigger and Persona 4 are awesome for sure ❤️

[@captkool4336]

I'm so glad that Earthbound made the list

[@MinatotheGreenLantern]

Me too but I wish it was higher though 😞

[@Joeysan24]

Golden Sun 1&2 on the GBA?

[@Lukehedrick90]

Yeah agree Golden Sun should have been on the list!

[@justjollyjacob]

Those are fantastic games. Totally agree that they should have been somewhere on the list.

[@Mr.No-One]

totally agree

[@federer9827]

Joeysan24 YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSS!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Literally my favorite game of all time, I'm not the only one

[@blondiwithstyle]

Sucks that the DS version is a lot worse

[@javiermandul6096]

Time to make a new list. Persona 5 came out

[@DarthJoshReturns]

And people can finally stop pretending P4 had top-tier writing when a superior game just came out.

[@frozenaorta]

Where's the lie? Sorry Secret of Mana...my childhood loves you, but Persona 5 is the definitive jRPG of this era.

[@frozenaorta]

@P for Potato_GAMING You don't like Persona 5? Really? I'm literally 37. I started with the original Final Fantasy game. And I think P5 is amazing.

[@frozenaorta]

@Lon Hixson I was born in 1980. I am in no way a millenial. But thanks for sharing your totally elite and not at all incorrect opinions. Odds are that you're the actual millenial here.

[@d343-y]

Time to make a new list. Legend of Heroes Trails series.

[@kusanag1820]

Chrono Trigger shaped me as who i am. It really did helped me overcome the challenges in my life. And i learned that time is important, so we must spend most of our time with our love ones, because time is gradually fading.

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

I don't entirely agree with this list, but not gonna fanboy rage the writer's opinions differ from my own. Unlike 95% of other comments here.

[@thedothackerkeyblademaster]

Satoshi Matrix To be fair, WatchMojo arranges their countdowns according to fan vote, so it's not really the writer's opinion.

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

Quinton Williams If so, then why the hell aren't the videos called "Top 10 ______ according to popular opinion"? Titled the way they are would naturally lead anyone to believe that the opinions being expressed are those of the presenter, in this case, WatchMojo and their staff. I hate misleading video titles.

[@thedothackerkeyblademaster]

Satoshi Matrix Probably, because that would make the titles of their videos unnecessarily long.

[@Nethingispossible145]

Satoshi Matrix THIS COMMENT DESERVES A MILLION MORE LIKES

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

Nethingispossible145 Well thanks!

[@JustinPinedaMedia]

No Tales games on the list?

[@DasKame]

Dawnlight At Least Symphonia or Xillia deserved it

[@JustinPinedaMedia]

DasKame Personally, I think the original Symphonia.

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

Dawnlight I'm a big fan of Symphonia myself, but let's face it - it's the Final Fantasy 7 of the Tales series. It was the one that most westerners played first despite it definetely not being anywhere close to the first Tales game, it's the one that fanboys prop up on a pedestal as having an amazing story that was about heavy subjects like racism and prejudice, and it's the one that GameCube fanboys site when defending the GameCube as having good games. Symphonia was excellent for it's time. But it was soon elipsed by Abyss, and later, by Graces, in particular Graces ƒ. Once you play Graces ƒ it's really hard to go back and enjoy much of anything that Symphonia has to offer, even the HD version on PS3. It's clunky and plotting, trope characters out of a make-your-RPG construction set, and the battle system is more simplistic than even it's predecessor, Tales of Eternia. And that was entirely 2D. If you like Symphonia, check out Graces ƒ.

[@JustinPinedaMedia]

Satoshi Matrix Graces f was really good imo. But I personally thought the Xillia series was better. I grew more attached to the story and characters better than what Graces offered. Though Graces opened me up to new voice actors such as Bryce Papenbrook, Cassandra Lee Morris, and David Vencent.

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

Dawnlight For me, one of the biggest nicest improvements with Graces ƒ was the battle system as it completely lacked MP meters. Chaining attacks and spells was so much fun it reminds me of the good old days of beat 'em ups like Streets of Rage 2. Then Xillia went back to an MP system. I'm really forward to Tales of Zestiria, as from what I hear it's got a similar battle system to Graces and Graces ƒ.

[@YsCelia]

No Tales of, no Grandia, no WIld Arms, no Golden Sun :c ...

[@georgefrye9030]

i love the wild arms series

[@Esandeech2]

Moon Shade this is watchmojo lol

[@Pooshul]

shout out to grandia 1, one of my favorites

[@rekcarctuna]

I too came to promote Grandia. It has the 2nd best battle system in any JRPG I’ve played, and now it’s in Octopath Traveller I’m so happy :D

[@robskalas]

I agree that Grandia should be on the list. Probably Tales of Symphonia also.

[@jenniferjohnson4402]

Dreamcast actually had some of the best JRPG's ever made for it's short life cycle, skies of arcadia, grandia II, phantasy star online, and shenmue if you want to count that as an JRPG.

[@michaeljames6737]

He didn't put final Fantasy 7 one of the best jrpgs

[@radianttrails939]

Yep

[@christian9146]

True skies of arcadia deserves Atleast an honorable mention

[@katnisssullen]

Golden Sun, anyone? :D By no means one of the greatest, but in my opinion, definitely an awesome game.

[@Cthight]

+katnisssullen i still waiting for a 3DS version :/

[@Thagleif]

there is a ds version, but the game itself isnt that nice in comparison to the advance games

[@bongchoof]

no it isnt

[@ProughZack]

WatchMojo putting the best Persona character in the thumbnail. Good call.

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Skyrim and Fallout 3 beat all these JRPGS

[@ProughZack]

Deadpool Good thing this isn't a list about those games then!

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Yeah but seriously you can't compare Final Fantasy to Skyrim think about it

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Everyone knows which is better just saying

[@zexon9968]

Deadpool So wait majority of people is everyone? For one I don´t even like skyrim at all or any elder scroll game or any dragon age and I played both for more than 30h so your everyone argument already falls apart...

[@sulikbato]

Suikoden 2 is the best rpg game with 108 character to find and a castle

[@shardofkingdoms9816]

Raymond Roxas wow a castle?! Never seen that before in a rpg

[@sulikbato]

@@shardofkingdoms9816 you have your own castle and your own army google it bro or watch it here in youtube

[@shardofkingdoms9816]

Raymond Roxas never seen that before in an rpg!!

[@peterc504]

Im trying to play it right now. But I also need to play Chrono Trigger & FF 3...So many games I missed back in the day! I just beat Super Castlevania & Gradius 3. Its kinda cool playing these games now! I really liked the first Suikoden so Im sure 2 is just as good!

[@gamersinger5118]

@@peterc504 I would put Suikoden 2 up there with some of the best and it's story is definitely along the top among JRPGs.

[@russelldunningham971]

Dq series has gotta be one of my faveroute series. The music the chacters great

[@SojisWorld]

Ya musics great until u play dragon quest 11

[@sofiadavies5424]

The switch version of Dragon Quest 11 has much improved music, trust me. Almost teared up from music alone

[@80sForever29]

@@SojisWorld The Switch version has symphonic music. It's the definitive edition of the game

[@poofypeanut0221]

Is there a way to get this now on ps4? The dragon quest series is also a favorite of mine and I’m playing DQXI now for the first time

[@sofiadavies5424]

@@poofypeanut0221 no, it's switch only, sorry. It really sucks, but other dragon quest games on PS4 include spin offs. Dragon Quest Builders, Dragon Quest Builders 2 (both are a fusion of Minecraft and dragon quest: very charming), Dragon Quest Heroes and Dragon Quest Heroes 2 (dynasty-warriors style hack and slash: really engrossing and fun). If you want any other recommendations, feel free to ask :D I love this series

[@larita8645]

Finally some video mentions Suikoden II! All time favourite ps1 game.

[@adp4187]

Greatest rpg ever made.

[@georgefrye9030]

love the whole suikoden series 2 was my fav

[@funkyflights]

Larita .... Been playing Suikoden 2 on my Vita, I have to agree, what a great effin game!

[@frozenaorta]

People always forget about this one because it wasn't Square, who basically ruled the world at that time. But it's so good. I still prefer Xenogears and FFIX, but it's absolutely fantastic. Dear Chrono Cross...this is how you do a ton of playable characters RIGHT.

[@d343-y]

@@frozenaorta Have you ever played legend of heroes trails series?

[@TheGreatTave]

Really surprised Skies of Arcadia, Grandia II, and Panzer Dragoon Saga didn't at least get an honorable mention.

[@rayner864]

Glad to see DQ8 is getting the recognition it truly deserves. :)

[@xxJing]

In my opinion DQ8 was the 5th best game in the series. It's above 1239, but below 4567. My favorite was DQ7. It's one of the longest and most involved JRPGs I have ever played. There is so much content to dq7 and all of it is plot driven and unique. It came out at a weird time however and very few people played it. It was a 2d jrpg at the time 3D jrpgs were just becoming developed. It was completely overshadowed by FF7, and the like. The flavor was too old to be popular and not old enough to be retro.

[@jasonh8212]

Xenogears, that story had my questioning many things in life as a teenager. so deep, and i love Mechs... so it was perfect.

[@Oliver-hd5fk]

Blade 1 is better

[@thomasjackson2496]

@@Oliver-hd5fk Nah...not even close

[@Oliver-hd5fk]

@@thomasjackson2496 not going to insult gears here, it's an awesome game but people really should take their nostalgia goggles off

[@thomasjackson2496]

@@Oliver-hd5fk i didn't say anything about nostalgia, so the goggles are off. You can assume they're on to fit your narrative, if you want..that's up to you. I just think it's just a better game/experience at its core

[@ExireHG]

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one. Say what you will (and many already have) but this is about as solid a list as anybody could ask for from watchmojo.

[@inusberard5848]

On the opinion part I couldn't agree more. All these people trying to state a game is "shit" like it's fact because they believe it. There are a lot of games that I don't like, but if someone else likes them, more power to them. Like I don't like sports games, doesn't make them bad, just not my thing.

[@christian9146]

True people say WatchMojo is bad just because the list didn't align with their opinion

[@craiganderson7085]

I loved FFVI but was always more impacted emotionally by FFIV. Everyone always forgets Chrono Cross which despite not being as good as Chrono Trigger, is still awesome in it's own way. Dragon Quest V is my favorite. Amazing story :)

[@JoeyM10]

Totally with you on the chrono cross thing. I think, maybe, because it may have dragged on at certain points and then immediately rushes to an insanely packed final portion of the game. Just one man’s opinion. Still a great game!

[@etiennemasse891]

The emotions you get while playing Earthbound and Ni no kuni : wrath of the white witch are so powerful.

[@kitsinthewebs222]

Im highly disgusted to see Kingdom Hearts being greater than Earthbound, but Yay for Chrono Trigger! Loved that game

[@patrickatilano2014]

ZennyBagz agree with you about kingdom hearts being in the list., a lot of jrpg out there better than kh

[@jasondp3546]

Ever played dragon quest 11 ps4

[@kitsinthewebs222]

I loved the DQ series, but ive never played the 11 one, @@@jasondp3546

[@ademirmochi5423]

well, not kh 1, but i think that kh2 should be in this list, that game was really ahead of its time, it was incredible

[@michaeljames6737]

How final Fantasy 7 not here

[@TenshiR]

Yes! The No.1 was what got me into RPGs period. It was one of those games that is worth buying the system just to play that game.

[@TockTockTock]

No Phantasy Star, no Skies of Arcadia, no Panzer Dragoon Saga. Sega is always ignored...

[@Nergal134]

+Jack Patrick Can't include every goddamn rpg on the list dude.

[@TockTockTock]

Nergal134 Those are three. One of them is an absolute masterpiece in the genre (Panzer Dragoon Saga).

[@Nergal134]

+Jack Patrick According to you, sure. Your opinion isn't at display here.

[@TockTockTock]

+Nergal134 That is why there is a comment section: to express one's opinion.

[@93vincentvalentine]

don't forget Shinning Force 2

[@Tallgeese3]

no legend of dragoon? Or Skies of Arcadia? How dare you!

[@Fonz128]

Those two JRPGS are easily in my top 5 next too Persona 4.

[@4Refros]

Legend of dragoon is way better than most of the games on this list, and I have to say the .hack games are as well. Whomever made this list doesn't have an expansive enough knowledge of the genre to merit this list to be a reliable.

[@frostare]

Ouch... no Legend of Dragoon indeed, but more importantly, no Ar no Tonelico... what?

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

Legend of Dragoon was decent at most until disc 3 lol

[@BluntAnims]

What went wrong at disc 3 again? been a long time since I've played it.

[@ssrafael]

As a classic JRPG game (NES, SNES), I have something to say that might upset some people, but it's just my opinion. I always said Chrono Trigger was the best RPG of all times... until I played Suikoden II... That game is just FANTASTIC.

[@christian9146]

What a beautiful game that was The story is so great and one of konami best games

[@ShidoLionheart]

All great games but you forgot Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age ^^

[@alexandervladimir3154]

I'd argue first one is better but that's nostalgia talking.

[@Thagleif]

first one was great, but the second one is unreachable

[@alexandervladimir3154]

dark dawn was dogshit

[@zrex2metagor]

I wish there was a super like or something.

[@abdulrahmannasser14]

ShidoLionheartGames You forgot Breath of fire 2 it has a great story and gameplay

[@diego_barrera87]

A very deserved #1 for Chrono Trigger!!! The next question in this 20 years is why doesn't have a sequel? :)

[@rileyf7789]

There is a sequel to Chrono trigger. It’s called Chrono Cross

[@jasonnumberxii]

Aww Golden Sun didn't get an honorable mention? :(

[@richie616]

Fans will forever debate which JRPG is the best (or worst), but one thing is undeniable...the genre itself has produced some of the finest and most memorable games in history. JRPGs > all other genres.

[@Danielviomusic]

Lost Odyssey, probably the most underrated JRPG of all time. Wish it was bron with 'Final Fantasy' name, it would've been the best of all. You guys should check that game, certainly one of the best I've ever played.

[@XxPetexXx]

+Danielviomusic It was released on the wrong console imho. Xbox isn't exactly the number one brand to market JRPGS on. It would have had better success on the PS3 I think.

[@Danielviomusic]

XxPetexXx you're probably right. But you can agree with me it's the best old-style JRPG out there, even years after.

[@XxPetexXx]

Danielviomusic Along with Persona 4 Golden, and The Last Story it's the only JRPG I've really enjoyed since beating Final Fantasy 10. Unless you count the Souls games as JRPGS.

[@MrHaganenoEdward]

+Danielviomusic Sorry, but SMT games are waaaayyyyy less known here in the west.

[@sacapalpavo]

I own and played several times the Kaim Chronicles, the story is awesome, but the battles and magic are the worst! boring as hell! even eternal sonata has better fights, to me the great absence is Breath Of Fire II, but if i was gonna choose between the ps ones, I would have chosen IV

[@CurlyViet]

Yep, I agree for once with no 1, Chrono Trigger all the way, masterpiece. The soundtrack is just amazing

[@unstablerupture6983]

+Kim Doan Just bought it for my DS! Gonna enjoy it for the second time. Think I'll be able to appreciate it properly this time.

[@barrywallace4985]

+Kim Doan The game is shit is does not deserve to be in the top 1000 let alone number 1 of any sort of list. There is NOTHING remotely good about Chrono Trigger. The story sucks, the characters are terrible the music grates after a minute, the poor conceived location, the horrible battle system. There is truly NOTHING good about the game period.. Grossly overrated and stupid people praise this shit really boggles the mind. Same can be said for FF6 and the Evermore series there also grossly overrated.

[@bradlemmon7034]

+barry wallace have you fully played the game its great while best game ever is over the top i defenitly think it was one of the better jrpgs of the time

[@barrywallace4985]

Brad Lemmon Yes I played till the end and got all endings. The game is total shit period. It was actually a chore to play. Nothing good about it what so ever.

[@unstablerupture6983]

barry wallace Your ability to follow through like that is impressive.

[@What.99]

Kinda disappointed Blue Dragon isn't getting any love. That's my favorite RPG on the Xbox 360, along with Tales Of Vesperia and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. I still remember thinking how Nene was pure evil, and I had to stop him. Such a great game.

[@shadowmanplus8148]

Finally someone who agrees

[@RaistMajeres]

I've actually been wondering about Blue Dragon being on no lists, thought I made it up. but then same with Arc the Lad, and on most vids Legend of Dragoon, I mean there are too many great games that get passed over for the bigger names

[@Neotridagger]

Xenogears has one of the best story of all time.

[@asch3671]

Where the hell is Tales of Symphonia or Tales of the Abyss

[@TrazAce9]

+Asch-kun thank you!!! i was looking for a tales fan

[@gethermedel3620]

+Asch-kun well tales series are really good but I wont consider them JRPGs of all time... if you play the game more than 3x its boring already unlike the games mentioned here.. I played Chrono Trigger more than 10x surely more than that. even played Xenogears more than 25x AND IT IS STILL NOT Boring. this game is even better worth playing over and over again than Final Fantasy series (both are from SquareEnix/Squaresoft)

[@asch3671]

But what about Earthbound? I am already bored of it (kinda) and I have only beat it once.

[@gethermedel3620]

Asch-kun that is why its not on the list.. the games listed here are just awesome and if you play them again and over and over and over..you just don't get bored playing it..

[@Jontwang5]

+Gether Medel it's number 8 dude?

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

Wow how did Xenoblade Chronicles Not make the list not to mention an honorable mention that game qualifys as an JRPG Damn Watchmojo why u hating 

[@elmintychip6281]

-And yet, it is also part of the tumbnail-

[@reyntime5697]

I am truly upset. Why even put it in the thumbnail if it's not on the list?

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

man Whata Bunch of Jokhas

[@rhaspados666]

Monado Boy one game per francaise and they thought xenogears was better as do I

[@Arsenesational]

rhaspados666 They're totally different games though, so I wouldn't actually count them as a franchise, just sharing a similar title.

[@martinnguyen2458]

I enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles a lot.

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

yeah its best fucking game i played of my life i was close to selling my wii but luckily i didn't 

[@tyranicross8942]

Martin Nguyen I agree

[@Ouroboros112]

Martin Nguyen is xenoblade in the same universe than xenogear?

[@martinnguyen2458]

alain gaudreault I don't think so; I never played xenogears though.

[@Ouroboros112]

well in my opinion this game is the best rpg ever made, so epic.

[@CanalKizaru]

I got a JRPG called Growlanser 2 the sense of justice for PS2 by accident once but I really loved that game, it's like one of the most underrated games ever imo lol. Does anyone in this comment section ever heard of it?

[@Berek71182]

Growlanser is a more strategic game like final fantasy tactics and therefore not on this list. PS2 was great and many titltes just under the radar... Legend of Dragon, Disgea, Grandia2, Hexcy Force etc.

[@spoe7987]

If No. 1 isnt Barkley, Shut Up and Jam; Gaiden im going to set myself on fire

[@mammothplant]

Finally someone with taste

[@Nepiki]

I would say that overall, it isn't too bad of a list. It just isn't complete without a Tales game. Tales is one of the best JRPG franchises out there (this isn't even an opinion anymore), and not only is it left of the list, it doesn't even get a honorable mention. You just can't do that. I agree with most of the listings (though I am getting tired of Chrono Trigger every time, despite it being a good game), but the lack of Tales dissapoints me massively. And I know a good amount of people agree with me.

[@omegaman1207]

WHAT?? NO GOLDEN SUN?!?

[@papico3894]

Omegaman120 no

[@fedorafinder]

I am angry. Very, very angry.

[@alessandrorick]

me too is the best jrpg from gba

[@CraftOfSparta]

Omegaman120 Mother 3>Golden Sun

[@CraftOfSparta]

***** You probably doesen't know anything about what you're talking about,there is a fan translation and here it is mother3.fobby.net/

[@simplyecksplicit]

No Star Ocean games? Till the end of time is one of my most favorite rpgs of all time!

[@Tasmindo]

Thump for u

[@unkeptmoss3285]

Sooooo... I'm guessing Chrono Trigger for number 1!

[@unkeptmoss3285]

UnkeptMoss328 yep

[@unkeptmoss3285]

Dimitris Karadimas You were close, it was number 3.

[@AlexTheRed1985]

UnkeptMoss328 HELL YEAH!

[@unkeptmoss3285]

Dimitris Karadimas It is, it's definitely worth playing!

[@unkeptmoss3285]

Dimitris Karadimas So is FF6!

[@markdevlin150]

Xenogears....one of the best games. Damn I love this game too.

[@nickcoco1484]

So happy P4 made this. Absolutely tore through that game, though I had it as P4 Golden for vita. Loved it

[@doktorbundy7279]

Great edit. How did you find the right scenes of the long games? Great video.

[@DemonationDog]

People who say Xenoblade and or Xenosaga are better than Xenogears has either never played Xenogears, or never cared to pay attention to its story. Xenogears is superior in terms of having such a grand story and amazing character development and great turned based battling! Xenogears story is very depressing and quite complex. If you play the game and delve into the lore, it's like a 60+ hour long game at the least.

[@lionhart6032]

Uh, Have you played Xenoblade?

[@LionessPaladin]

No It's for Nintendo consoles so I wouldn't have played it :T

[@bubermarcus8607]

Better story?HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@Magnankara]

PS1

[@lionhart6032]

You Should! It'd be worth your time.

[@Ulqui_210]

Disappointed that Tales of the Abyss was not mentioned at all... D:

[@juanmiguelpatungan5231]

+Sasuke210000 yeaah! not a single Tales game mentioned. But pokemon?!!! O_o

[@frostare]

Man, Tales of games combats are something else... how come their monsters are not that memorable!?

[@MattAlchemy]

Abyss or Vesperia should have been on there!

[@lucashuang10]

Symphonia is much better than abyss

[@loyaltyneto]

where is "tales of" series???

[@RalphAouad]

LN Those are mostly mediocre rpgs with just a few good ones

[@jojoao9969]

In the trash bin

[@TheMixedPlateFrequency]

Im so glad you guys didn't forget about Xenogears! =O

[@27danjel]

These guys really hate Golden Sun. They didn't add Isaac to the wanted chars for SSB4

[@dottyloves2000]

where the fucking fuck is a tales of game?

[@Vel666]

Saying KH has better story than tales games...nice troll comment. KH is one of the most overrated games ever. Also Secret of Mana aged really bad and should not be here aswell. As for the other games i agree they are one of the best. Chrono Cross should get an honorable mention at least tho, this is such a great game.

[@Harkness78]

I agree the best Tales game is better than the best Kingdom Hearts or best Breath of Fire game, but that still just gets it an honorable mention at best.

[@wazzupman245]

If you're going to include Kingdom Hearts, then you include KH2. It's better than KH1 in every way.

[@BlackLynx4607a]

+Tyrius Wolfe Kingdom Hearts 2 is awful though, they took what was fun about the first game and made it unfun... worlds are linear and boring, combat is nothing but mashing X and triangle, the simple story became a huge mess.

[@PyroBlitz.]

+BlackLynx4607a The worlds in KH1 were no where near as good as KH2 imo

[@Ritokure]

+Tyrius Wolfe I disagree, but I can understand why some prefer KH2. A more robust battle system and a really satisfying gameplay made the series much more focused. However, KH1's plot is much simpler and enjoyable, the worlds are more colorful and exploration feels so satisfying. From the tiny secrets in Traverse Town like lighting the candles or the paintings puzzle to the most memorable ones like the Tarzan world or Hollow Bastion, the game is filled with content... good content, with a variety unseen in almost any other game. Like any Disney movie, you can feel the passion of KH1 in the details. In the meantime, KH2 gives us a much improved combat system... but in return, gave us those awful skateboarding segments. Ugh.

[@PyroBlitz.]

+Ritokure I agree with Traverse Town. But I honestly didn't really like Deep Jungle just due to the atrocious platforming sections. And I'm pretty sure the skateboarding sections were optional

[@thegreedyjewbrothers6370]

+Tyrius Wolfe Yep. Kingdom Hearts 2 is my favorite game.. But I gotta say.. I don't really like KH1..

[@qwerttzizzi]

Hope Chrono Trigger gets a remake like FF7

[@AlwonDomz]

...and film!

[@judedavid4369]

Haven't watched this yet but im gonna say Crono Trigger is at the top

[@judedavid4369]

Jude David i knew "grabs popcorn and starts boy cotting"

[@judedavid4369]

lol

[@JaidynReiman]

Jude David Yeah, its pretty obvious. I knew right from the start that Chrono Trigger and FF6 would probably be 1-2. I was thinking it'd be nice of Lufia II or Golden Sun got mentioned, but after seeing Suikoden II at 9, I knew they wouldn't be on the list.

[@judedavid4369]

they added crono trigger to their greatest games of all time list (nothing wrong with that) so i already knew final fantasy wouldn't be number1

[@Deadpool-pg8fb]

Nothing beats Fallout 3

[@rinkitorirataki7488]

what should "tales of" ranks as if not JRPG ??

[@JaidynReiman]

Rinkitori Rataki It is a JRPG. It just didn't make the list. Tales is far more JRPG than Kingdom Hearts; KH is more of a hack and slash with JRPG elements.

[@nightmagister]

Rinkitori Rataki I don't get it either, the entire series is simply amazing.

[@rinkitorirataki7488]

Yah it not even in the mention which that not even the case tales is far too good of a JRPG i guess watchmojo just have not play it yet

[@Robodob0]

Chrono Trigger isnt just the greatest jrpg of all time, it is easily one of the absolute best games of all time.

[@rasengdori13]

But...Fire Emblem has "Experience Points and Multiple Characters" so why is it excluded?

[@JaidynReiman]

James Oh Burn Probably because its more significantly different than the other games on this list. Granted, I consider Kingdom Hearts more of a hack and slash game with RPG elements than an actual JRPG. I don't even like the Kingdom Hearts games all that much.

[@MaNU7908]

James Oh Burn Yes, Ill always remember Fire Emblem as one of the best games I played when I was a kid. I spent hours on the gba one, and I replayed it a lot of times. Also the second of the franchise that was released for gba. And now, I dont have a N3Ds, and I would like to play that new fire emblem so bad. Also advance wars I think that a game like those for mobile phones (without "buy gems or gold" bullshit fo course) would be very nice. Different factions each one with a different playstyle and flavour on its lore woudl be awesome. Also because of the multiplayer potential of a title like that could have.... Play against your friends or 2vs2 combats using turns, strategy like fire emblem and advanced wars... and I think they could do a really g ood game. And also a mode where you can play your turn whenever you want, so you can play your turn and then your friends answer pleying their turns whenever they can. That would be a drug xD

[@rasengdori13]

nintendokings But it has a character you create and role play as. It has turned based combat. You level up. You even evolve like Pokemon. It has great story and characters. It's made in JAPAN. How the HELL is it not a JRPG?

[@doggias]

James Oh Burn Apparently, it's a "Tactical RPG" so it doesn't count. That's kinda why I was questioning Suikoden 2 for a second.

[@JaidynReiman]

James Oh Burn They specifically stated it WAS A JRPG, as did nintendokings . They just said they're not counting it because its a strategy JRPG and not a "traditional" JRPG. NO ONE IS SAYING ITS NOT A JRPG. That said, I don't think Kingdom Hearts should be on this list if they're going on that logic. All of the games on this list have you controlling a party of characters. In KH, you control Sora and have no control over Goofy and Donald, plus its more of a hack and slash with JRPG elements. I think if they're discounting strategy JRPG's because they're not traditional JRPG's, Kingdom Hearts should be discounted first. (And honestly, I don't even think KH is good enough to be on this list. At the very least it should've been KH2, and even then I don't think it should've been on this list.)

[@adambridges8500]

I'm surprised that The Legend of Dragoon didn't make the list. It was pretty good.

[@lordmuaddib]

damn good

[@GabrielusPrime]

lordmuaddib Indeedy!

[@mattgurleymusic]

Oh HAYL YAHSSS!!

[@frostare]

Me too

[@funkyflights]

Adam Bridges .... Agreed, Legend of Dragoon is a good one ..

[@joaocosta6243]

The legend of Heros: Trail in the Sky series should be at least top 5 ;)

[@reyrey5217]

Amazing game but not top 5.

[@stephencook7337]

In Secret of Mana, the characters names are Randi, Primm and Popoi.

[@TeamFenrisMemberOne]

You forgot Rogue Galaxy... One of the best games ever... And probably the one almost nobody knows about it. It's a shame, it really is...

[@varyndirgaming664]

It is indeed. Level 5, great company making RPGs. Rogue Galaxy was so different, I loved it. But I gotta say.. skies of Arcadia man...

[@robskalas]

That;s a great game!

[@joec8057]

I remember renting it from gamefly and it didnt work so never played it

[@d343-y]

Same for Trails

[@NinaPepeljuga]

Incredible list, I absolutely LOVE these games ! Amazing job guys :)

[@KaoruMzk]

Haven't watched the video yet, but saw Chie in the thumbnail. Shame on you WatchMojo if you put Persona 4 on the list instead of Nocturne or Digital Devil Saga

[@KaoruMzk]

Karl Schweinfurth you did >:( f*** you and go play ANY other MegaTen game (that isn't freaking Persona 3 >:( )

[@WordsForStrangers]

Karl Schweinfurth it's based on votes. obviously persona 4 is the most popular in the series

[@Metufla]

WordsForStrangers its not even part of the smt franchise it's just part of the mt universe

[@irepresentbread]

I do like the persona games but I just loved digital devil saga and feel its just under appreciated

[@viviorunitia7039]

WordsForStrangers Just because P4 is the most popular one due to so many Weebs playing it doesn't make it the best game. P4 doesn't even come close to Nocturne, DDS 1 +2 or its direct predecessor Persona 3. Pretty much everything about P4 is inferior to its predecessor, be it characters, story, conflicting time management of social links and dungeon crawling or the strategy required for battles. The only thing that really improved was the ability to directly control party members, but that wasn't even that much of a flaw in P3 if you set them to "Knock Down".

[@GeannJastrow]

My favorite is: Breath Of Fire III Breat Of Fire IV Chrono Cross Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy IV Kingdom Hearts Legend of Dragoon Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Xenogears

[@raiyanchowdhury7898]

Geann Jastrow

[@raiyanchowdhury7898]

Geann Jastrow a

[@mynchou]

breath of fire IV is awesome

[@thomassky4385]

Xenogears is awesome I love that game ever since it first came out.

[@hotarunoika]

suikoden2 is number 9...? seriously? hm but I mostly agree with your list

[@JaidynReiman]

蛍烏賊 Honestly I was shocked it wasn't any higher.

[@asmodeus58XX]

蛍烏賊 I'm just happy it's there. Usually those lists are limited to Square or Enix games, and if they're really generous, maybe Tales. Seeing Suikoden love springing up everywhere makes me happy.

[@BERTO3127]

I owned a Dreamcast for sky of Arcadia

[@christian9146]

Masterpiece

[@thedeepfriar745]

I ok I agree with having the top two as Final Fantasy 6 and CHRONO Trigger. Spoiler alert# The fact that half way through FF6 the villian Kefka wins and succeeds in destroying the world has got one of the most Holy Fucking Shit moments in gaming, and Kefka himself to call him Final Fantasy’s most frightening and Sadistic villain is putting it lightly. I genuinely believe that CHRONO Trigger is the best game ever made, simply because there’s nothing else like it. It’s visual asthetic and it’s scope and storyline unlike any other video game that I’ve played. And 14 different endings in a Jrpg is huge, the fucking balls on that game to do something so innovative. What happened to the Square Enix that was willing take huge narrative risks like that, those guys are fucking legends. honestly I wish they would’ve remade CHRONO Trigger instead of FF7.

[@philatio1744]

No "The World Ends With You"???! B-But Why?

[@heyarnold2006]

Because it's underrated :(

[@Rifkin777]

No Golden Sun?....................................................... List = Fail.

[@Rifkin777]

***** Respectfully disagree my lad.

[@kinggoten]

+Riffy what is golden sun? xD

[@benmiller8716]

+Shawty Biebz Yeah. Dragon Quest 9 on the DS was great as well!!!!

[@UmDevoto]

golden sun is my favorite trilogy

[@taxidrivernwo]

+Ben Miller It's only 1 per series. 9 isn't even top 5 DQ games.

[@lokofaith]

Where the fuck is *insert favorite game* ?

[@user-lt3op3uy1w]

Persona 5, Kingdom Hearts 2 FM, and Chrono Trigger are some of the greatest games ever created

[@fabionunes7081]

persona is too low on the list

[@cloodstroof7786]

true

[@tenkuken7168]

yeah should be on top 1 -3

[@cloodstroof7786]

Nameless Protagonist it should be 4-1. arena and Dancing all night dont count sadly :( and never played Q

[@tenkuken7168]

+Rotted Rabbit2 Dancing all night is good and seriously its dark lol Q is good too gameplay is garbage tho

[@cloodstroof7786]

Nameless Protagonist Q is 3DS exclusive right? dont have one and not alot of games on it appeal to me, just Q and pokemon :(